[RTTY] Trailing CQ

[Jurgen Geldhof]

Hi,

same goes for me, the trailing CQ (or QRZ) makes me win some time when 
S&Ping.

Maybe we need a new Q-code? :-)

Op 24/03/2016 om 22:32 schreef Mark n2qt:
> I run low power in the contests, and as such most of my contacts are s/p.  With the
> slower cadence of a rtty contest CQ, I really like the trailing CQ, so I can decide if
> the station is suitable for me to call without waiting through another sequence.
>
> Mark. N2QT
>
>> On Mar 24, 2016, at 5:04 PM, Dave Hachadorian <k6ll.dave at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I'm all in favor of dropping the trailing CQ.
>>
>> In fact, I made the same proposal one year ago:
>> http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/RTTY/2015-02/msg00083.html
>>
>> My proposal received little support at the time, but maybe this
>> time we can start putting an end to this idiosyncratic RTTY practice.
>>
>> Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
>> Yuma, AZ
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Ed Muns
>> Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2016 1:35 PM
>> To: 'RTTY Reflector'
>> Subject: [RTTY] Trailing CQ
>>
>> The rationale for a trailing 'CQ' in CQ and TU messages is no
>> more true for
>> RTTY than CW.  CW contesting has decades of existence proof that
>> such a
>> trailing CQ is not needed, i.e., the rationale is flawed.
>>
>> The only valid reason for the trailing 'CQ' in RTTY messages is
>> that it has
>> (unnecessarily) been done that way for many years now.  RTTY
>> contesters
>> expect it and can be confused if it isn't there.
>>
>> The advent of RTTY Skimmer offers a good reason to stop this
>> practice, but
>> changing such an entrenched technique will take concerted effort
>> by RTTY
>> contesters over a long period of time.  However, the longer we
>> wait, the
>> longer it will take to accomplish.
>>
>> Why don't we drop 'CQ' from the end of our messages now and get
>> on with the
>> transition?
>>
>> Ed W0YK
>>
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